USA 2008 Limited Edition Being the Papyrus of Ani (Royal Scribe of the Divine Offerings) written and illustrated circa 1250 B.C.E., by scribes and artists unknown. Including
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the Balance of Chapters of the Books of the Dead known as the Theban Recension, compiled from Ancient Texts, dating back to the roots of Egyptian Civilization. Hardcover. Folio. 14" x 9.5". 176 pp. Fine black T-Saifu cloth with gilt title, etc. to spine and upper board, illustrated in color and b&w, color illustrations from the facsimile volume produced in 1890 under the supervision of Dr. E. A. Wallis Budge, fold-out charts, biblio and glossary. The Papyrus of Ani was painted in Egypt about 1250 bc. It represents the best preserved, longest, most ornate, and beautifully executed example of The Egyptian Book of the Dead. Compiled from the oldest religious culture on earth, these spells were originally engraved on the walls of the tombs of kings or pharaohs. Ani's papyrus measures 78 feet long by 15 inches high. Sir E.A. Wallis Budge
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Overview
The Egyptian Book of the Dead is a definitive edition of the legendary 3,500-year-old Papyrus of Ani—the most beautiful and complete of the illustrated Egyptian funerary scrolls ever discovered.